#building-preservation

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fromianVisits
1 week ago

The curious case of the red corbel on Risinghill Street

A red stone corbel preserved on a 1970s Angel flat building likely came from the original Penton Estate Office that previously occupied the site, salvaged by architects during reconstruction.
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

"For Decades We Have Valued the New More than the Old": In Dialogue with OBEL Award 2025 Winners HouseEurope!

The potential of existing buildings to shape cities and communities in flux through reuse and adaptation is the key focus of HouseEurope! and their activism: addressing the pressing challenge across much of Europe, where it is often easier, cheaper, and faster to demolish buildings than to renovate.
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